No Room at Days Inn--for Our Pets

We pulled into Albuquerque around 11:30 pm. When Mike went to check in to the pet-friendly room we reserved and had already paid for, he was informed that all the pet-friendly rooms were full.

The owners of this particular Days Inn, he was told, would fine us $250 if we tried to sneak the pets in. Hard to sneak 3 cat carriers, a large hooded litter box and a 5 pound container of kibble past security cameras.

This meant our cats would have to stay in the minivan overnight. Had I been there at check in, I would have demanded Days Inn find us another hotel in the neighborhood since it was their screw up. The $10 off our bill wasn't enough to placate me.

So going forward, I plan to write letters of complaint to the chain and to the owners and hereafter institute a lifetime boycott of all Days Inns. Care to join me?